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Generating a skewed distribution curve with a known mean and maximum and minimum x values

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    Generating a skewed distribution curve with a known mean and maximum and minimum x values

    Can anyone tell me how to create a distribution graph with just three known values:

    Mean = 30.27
    Minimum = 0
    Maximum = 69.16

    Because the horizontal axis has minimum and maximum values, I know that it cannot be a normal distribution. And because the mean value is less than half the maximum, I know that it must be skewed towards the lower end. But how can I generate such a curve using just these three known values.

    My knowledge of statistics is fairly minimal, so all answers will need to be in fairly simple terms.

    Thank you
    Last edited by Michael Jeffries; 07-13-2013 at 03:53 AM.

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    Re: Generating a skewed distribution curve with a known mean and maximum and minimum x val

    I think the short answer is you can't. I would think you at least need to know the standard deviation to have half a chance. It is a bit like asking someone to reproduce a face but you only have eyeballs as a reference. You can't reproduce detail that you don't have.
    My approach to providing help is to help you to help yourself. So my answers won't always solve your problem, but hopefully you can learn enough to solve the problem yourself and be more self sufficient for the experience.

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